Talk:Aviation fuel

taxes

There should be something about the debate over the lack of taxes on aviation fuel and the pollution and distorted prices it causes. ROGNNTUDJUU! 12:19, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Aviation spirit

From our talk pages:

Hello, Mr Shearer,

I am reading Convoy HX-106, which I see you created, and I note the use of "aviation spirit". Am I correct in believing this to be aviation fuel? Before I linked it I wanted to be sure.

Thank you,

--Badger151 (talk) 15:34, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

The good old days when one could write an article without listing sources. I am not sure where I got the information from!

A quick Google turns up lots of links about aviation spirit. The following two links should make it possible for you to should allow you to make the decision if aviation spirit should be redirected to aviation fuel or Avgas (clearly an American name) or whatever you judge to be the best fit. Link one See the paragraph that starts "The earliest British specification for aviation fuel was ..." and a second link p. 182, also 183.

The term seems to have been in common use in World War II and is used in oral histories see this article "During mid February 1942 we had loaded a full cargo of aviation spirit and petrol in 45 gallon drums at Balik Papan, then Pladju, all destined for use by the allied forces in the defence of Singapore." From this link (a page generated from one by the UK Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (http://www.detini.gov.uk) it is still the correct British term for aviation fuels. --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 21:05, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

The Oxford English Dictionary under "aviation" has the quote "1920 Flight 26 Feb. 252/1 The Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., announce the present retail price of..Pratt's aviation spirit, 4s. 1d. per gallon." so the term aviation spirit may predate "aviation fuel" (of which there is no mention in the OED). --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 21:12, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Wow, thanks for the quick, and extensive reply. It looks like the aviation fuel article is broad enough to encompass aviation spirit, so I'll hook up the link. --Badger151 (talk) 04:55, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

The term 'aviation spirit' was the usual descriptor for British and Empire aircraft fuels, both in the refineries, and in cargo movements, e.g., shipping. 1929 Shell Flight advert for 'Shell Aviation Spirit' here: [1] and a 1979 one here: [2]

1918 use of the term 'aviation spirit' here: [3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.24.215.150 (talk) 18:45, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

jet fuel as a solvent

In the early days of the jet age, it was discovered that jet fuel acts as a solvent of petroleum-based runway surfaces (asphault, &c). As a result, aircraft fueling was soon restricted to a few designated areas, to reduce damage to runways and taxiways (apparently, it was done wherever convenient in the prop days). I would add this to the "safety" section but I do not know if it still obtains. Can another reader familiar with modern air ops let me know if jet fuel spills are still a concern for runway damage? (in addition to the environmental issues, of course).165.91.64.244 (talk)RKH —Preceding undated comment was added at 08:44, 12 December 2008 (UTC).

Use of biofuels in ultralight trike engines

Engines like the Radne and Vittorazi can probably be made to function on ethanol. Mention this in article. See here KVDP (talk) 08:23, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

ASTM standards naming convention

ASTM itself identifies its standards with no space between the letter and numbers (for example, ASTM D910). Even the page ASTM International identifies a page without the superfluous space. I realize that it is fairly common usage to insert a space. But the space contributes nothing to readability or clarity. I think that the nomenclature by which an organization identifies its own standards should prevail. 75.208.197.7 (talk) 00:05, 28 June 2013 (UTC)